Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 action movie directed by Joe Johnston, with a running time of 2h 4m. It stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell and Sebastian Stan.
Steve Rogers is a scrawny kid from Brooklyn who keeps failing his army physical while the Second World War rages. An experimental serum turns him into Captain America, a super-soldier sent first to sell war bonds and then into real combat against Hydra, the Nazi science division led by the disfigured Red Skull. Directed by Joe Johnston with the burnished look of a 1940s adventure serial, the fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe film leans on earnest heroism over irony. Chris Evans plays Rogers as a decent man whose courage arrives long before his muscles, alongside Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter.
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What is Captain America: The First Avenger about?
Steve Rogers is a scrawny kid from Brooklyn who keeps failing his army physical while the Second World War rages. An experimental serum turns him into Captain America, a super-soldier sent first to sell war bonds and then into real combat against Hydra, the Nazi science division led by the disfigured Red Skull. Directed by Joe Johnston with the burnished look of a 1940s adventure serial, the fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe film leans on earnest heroism over irony. Chris Evans plays Rogers as a decent man whose courage arrives long before his muscles, alongside Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter.
When was Captain America: The First Avenger released?
Captain America: The First Avenger was released on 22 July 2011.
How long is Captain America: The First Avenger?
Captain America: The First Avenger runs 2h 4m.
Who made Captain America: The First Avenger?
Captain America: The First Avenger was directed by Joe Johnston.
Where can I watch Captain America: The First Avenger?
Captain America: The First Avenger is available on Disney Plus, Hulu, YouTube TV, fuboTV, FXNow and Amazon Video.
Where to watch Captain America: The First Avenger
Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, YouTube TV, fuboTV
Watch free: FXNow
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Chris Evans as Captain America / Steve Rogers
- Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
- Sebastian Stan as James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes
- Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Chester Phillips
- Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
- Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
- Richard Armitage as Heinz Kruger
- Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
- Toby Jones as Dr. Arnim Zola
- Neal McDonough as Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan
- Derek Luke as Gabe Jones
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A few thoughts on Captain America: The First Avenger
For more superhero origin on the page, My Hero Academia builds a whole world around one powerless kid earning his strength. Fullmetal Alchemist shares the wartime weight and moral stakes. If the 1940s backdrop draws you, the novels Salt to the Sea and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas carry the same era into far darker, human ground.
Marvel Cinematic Universe origins and first team-ups
Captain America: The First Avenger sets up a hero who joins a much larger roster. If Steve Rogers left you wanting the rest of that first wave, these origin stories and crossovers introduce the teammates he fights beside later, from armored inventors to a raging green giant and a galaxy full of misfits.
Wartime courage and the agents fighting behind enemy lines
Before the shield, Captain America: The First Avenger is a Second World War story about a small man who volunteers for danger. These books and films carry the same wartime charge, following soldiers, refugees and spies who risk everything on missions where being outnumbered is the whole point.
Shonen heroes who step in front of the danger
Steve Rogers has courage long before he has muscles, and Captain America: The First Avenger cares more about that decency than about any punch. These manga run on the same fuel, following young heroes who shield other people first and grow into their strength through sheer stubborn will.